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This is Money Podcast

This is Money Podcast

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 What you need to know about money each week and what the news means for you, from the UK's best financial website.

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  • What does the Middle East conflict mean for your money?

    What does the Middle East conflict mean for your money?
    Mar 6 2026

    In the past week, news headlines have been dominated by the conflict in the Middle East. It has pushed up oil and gas prices, and as such, concerns over our household finances in Britain.


    Georgie Frost, Lee Boyce and Helen Crane discuss what the conflict means for investors, mortgage rates, price at the petrol pumps and energy bills - is there anything you can realistically do to keep a lid on the potential for runaway inflation?


    With the potential for inflation to spike, does that spell the end of a 'nailed on' base rate cut and what are your rights if you have a holiday or flight booked which is hit by the disruption?


    We also saw the Chancellor deliver the Spring Statement on Tuesday - growth downgraded, unemployment up and predictions house prices will rise by more than £40,000 between now and 2031. But with events in the Middle East, are the OBR predictions wildly out-of-date already?


    There is now more than £1trillion held in tax-free Isas. With a month to go until the end of the tax-year, thee has been a number of top deals launched - but are they worth opening?

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    46 mins
  • Why is the FTSE 100 soaring – and can its run continue?

    Why is the FTSE 100 soaring – and can its run continue?
    Feb 27 2026

    The flying Footsie is on course for the best start to the year since 1998 and driving it are 20 stocks that have risen by 50% or more in the past year.

    Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce and Georgie Frost discuss what's going on for the flagship UK index and whether the run can continue.

    They also zoom in on Rolls Royce... its shares have soared by more than a thousand per cent in five years. Is it too late to join the party?

    When it comes to Junior Isas, many parents worry that once their children get access, they'll fritter it away - but is that really the case? New analysis suggests not.

    And NS&I has cut the underlying rate on its Premium Bonds to 3.3%. Is it time to move your money?

    The Government is rolling out the next phase of making tax digital which will require some to file quarterly - is expensive chaos on the way?

    Lastly, can you save money with an EV versus a petrol equivalent? Or does the maths simply not add up?
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • What you need to know about pensions with Steve Webb

    What you need to know about pensions with Steve Webb
    Feb 20 2026
    Pensions are a topic that dominate the financial landscape and for the past decade This is Money readers have had Sir Steve Webb on hand to answer their questions.
    A former pensions minister, Steve has been our weekly columnist for ten years and helped guide people through the maze of retirement finances.
    On this episode of the This is Money Podcast, Steve joins Georgie Frost and Simon Lambert to talk about what's happened over those ten years and discuss what you need to know about pensions.
    Whether they've been about saving for retirement, turning a pension into income, working out what the quirks of the state pension mean for you and much more, Steve has both helped the readers asking the question and the millions who have read the answers.
    Aided by This is Money's pension and investing editor, Tanya Jefferies, Steve has also undertaken campaigning journalism, exposing among other things the underpaid women's state pension scandal, which got us a mention in parliamentary reports.
    Also on this week's show, Simon reveals how to strike the best deal on a new car with the help of our industry insiders who know how much the salesman or woman will really knock off.
    Plus, if you get an inheritance you don't need, can you pass it on with incurring an inheritance tax liability yourself?
    And finally, just how good is Barclays' seemingly generous offer to pay you £1,000 for switching... and who exactly can get it?
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    56 mins
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